Carnegie Hall ARCHITECT: William B. Tuthill DATE: 1889-91 STYLE: Italian Renaissance

This building with its 15 story tower has an intrinsic character and integrity of design which evoke considerable praise. Music lovers consider no building in the City with more reverence. Modified Italian Renaissance in style, its facades include a veritable vocabulary of Renaissance detail. The details for this building were selected with great taste and discrimination, producing an overall design that is truly fascinating. The reddish-brown Roman brick, which is used for the largest areas of the walls, combines with band courses, arches, pilasters, and other terracotta decorations, to produce a beautiful color, which has mellowed with age.